Moroccan Minister calls on Japan to Invest in Morocco’s Energy sector
Rabat - Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, Abdelkader Amara, called on Japan to invest in the energy sector in Morocco, particularly in renewable energy. Amara, who met, Friday in...
View ArticleRoad accident kills 3, injures 4 near Marrakech
Marrakech - Three people died and four others were injured in a road accident on Thursday near Marrakech, local authorities said. The accident took place on the road linking Marrakech to the rural...
View ArticleMarrakech Air Show 2014 ends
Marrakech-Menara airport - The fourth Marrakech Air Show 2014 ended on Saturday at the school base of the Royal Air Forces in Marrakech with a fantastic air show open to the public. Thousands of...
View Article14th ‘Printemps Musical des Alizés’ ends
Essaouira - The 14th edition of the "Printemps Musical des Alizés" ended on Sunday after a week-long music fest during which all genres of classical music merged with the magic of the city of...
View ArticleCooperation on agriculture at center of Moroccan-Guinean meeting
Meknes - Cooperation on agriculture, rural development and sea fisheries was at the center of a meeting, on Saturday in Meknes, between agriculture and sea fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch and...
View ArticleMoroccan-German Agricultural Counseling Center inaugurated
Meknes - The Moroccan-German Agricultural Counseling Center (CECAMA) was inaugurated, on Saturday in Sidi Slimane, by agriculture and sea fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch and German minister delegate...
View ArticleImproving image of Morocco in Spain, priority for Moroccan diplomacy: Ambassador
Madrid - Moroccan Ambassador in Spain, Mohamed Fadel Benyaich, said on Monday that improving the image of Morocco in Spain is a priority for Moroccan diplomacy. "We must join efforts to improve the...
View ArticleThe 13th International Arab Mineral Resources Conference Kicks off in Marrakech
Marrakech - The 13th International Arab Mineral Resources Conference kicked off Monday in Marrakech, under the slogan "mineral resources: promising potential for sustainable development," with the...
View ArticleMorocco Welcomes UNSC Resolution on Renewal of MINURSO’s Mandate
Rabat - Morocco welcomed on Tuesday the unanimous adoption, by the UN Security Council, of the resolution on the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Through this resolution, the Security Council...
View ArticleSahara: Morocco asks UN Secretariat to show ‘neutrality, professionalism’
New York - Morocco asks that the UN Secretariat show "neutrality" and "professionalism" in dealing with the Moroccan Sahara issue, said, Tuesday in New York, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of...
View ArticleTindouf camps, ‘only refugee camps in the world’ where census has not been...
United Nations (New York) - The Tindouf camps in Algeria are "the only refugee camps in the world where a census has not been conducted," denounced, Tuesday in New York, Ambassador Permanent...
View ArticleProject to strengthen coordination between human rights organizations...
Rabat - The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the Maghreb Coordination Association of Human Rights Organizations (CMODH), which includes 24 Maghreb associations,...
View ArticleUNSC lauds anew Moroccan human rights efforts
New York (UN) - The UN Security Council lauded anew on Tuesday efforts by Morocco in the human rights field, mainly through the National Council for Human rights (CNDH). In its resolution 2152,...
View ArticleSahara: political solution and cooperation in AMU to contribute to Sahel...
New York (UN) - The UN Security Council deemed, on Tuesday, that a mutually-acceptable political solution to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara and a reinforced cooperation within the...
View ArticleOHCHR delegation meets civil society stakeholders in Laayoune
Laayoune - A delegation of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights (OHCHR) held, on Tuesday in Laayoune, meetings with civil society actors to get informed about human rights protection...
View ArticleWage raise proposals below expectations of working class, Trade Unions
Casablanca - Government proposals to raise minimum wage in public service to 3,000 dirhams an increase by 10%, and in two phases, the inter-professional minimum wage (SMIG) will not satisfy the minimum...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI offers dinner in honor of participants of SIAM 2014
Meknes - King Mohammed VI offered, Wednesday in Sahrij Souani in Meknes, a dinner hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid, in honor of the guests and participants in the 9th International Fair of Agriculture of...
View ArticleLabor Day: Moroccan Unions Lead Massive Mobilization Against Government Policies
Rabat- Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Morocco on Thursday to maintain pressure on the head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, despite the announcement of plans to increase the minimum...
View ArticleBenkirane reiterates government’s commitment to ensure success of migration...
Rabat - Head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane reiterated on Wednesday the commitment of the executive branch to mobilize all the necessary means to ensure the success of the new policy on migration...
View ArticleSome 750 illegal immigrants attempt to storm into occupied city of Melilla
Nador - Some 750 illegal immigrants attempted on Thursday to storm into the occupied city of Melilla at the Rochtro Gordo and Morales sites under the rural commune of Beni-Chiker, said a statement by...
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